SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is aiming to position itself as a hub for blockchain development in commodity trading, with start-ups looking to boost access to trade finance and eliminate the opportunity for fraud. Several firms launching in coming months ... ( read original story ...)
Ripple Supports Singapore’s Fintech Hub Aspirations With New Office
and stay tuned for more information about CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s upcoming keynote at the Singapore FinTech Festival in November. Here at Fintech Finance, we work with renowned executives in the industry to provide key decision-makers globally within ... ( read original story ...)
Which banks and securities houses lead in Asian local currency bonds?
HSBC leads in the Hong Kong-dollar bond market for the primary ... investors parking their money into CNY-denominated credit. DBS is the front-runner in Singapore, both as a primary arranger and in the corporate bond space. For one Singapore-based ... ( read original story ...)
Currency derivatives house of the year: Standard Chartered Bank
According to Raghavan Rajagopalan, global head of structuring, financial markets at Standard Chartered in Singapore, this year’s success has been predicated on the firm’s ability to offer structuring and advisory solutions across trade corridors and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Cryptocurrency Firms Facing Bank Account Closures
Singapore banks have closed accounts of several companies which specialize in providing cryptocurrency and payments services, according to two local bodies which represent financial-technology firms. Noting that cryptocurrency firms have had similar ... ( read original story ...)
Part 2 of “The Big Singapore Market Upgrade of 2017?”: Income Growth and Housing Affordability
SINGAPORE, Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ku Swee Yong, Co-founder of HugProperty and Shannon Aw Qian Tong, undergraduate from the Department of Real Estate, National University of Singapore publish today their joint series article on "The Big Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
SHOULD YOU INVEST IN SINGAPORE STOCKS NOW?
Amidst the war of words between Donald Trump and North Korea leader, some of you may be wondering whether one should invest in Singapore stocks now since the global financial markets may be shaped by these external macro-events. My answer to this is that ... ( read original story ...)
Ku Swee Yong and Shannon Aw Qian Tong Jointly Publishes Series Article on “The Big Singapore Market Upgrade of 2017?”
SINGAPORE, Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ku Swee Yong, Co-founder of HugProperty and Shannon Aw Qian Tong, undergraduate from the Department of Real Estate, National University of Singapore publish today their joint series article on "The Big Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia, Singapore to sign bilateral agreement on rapid transit system by December
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore will sign a bilateral agreement on the rapid transit system between Johor Baru and Singapore by December before calling for tenders. Prasarana Malaysia Bhd group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Azmi Abdul Aziz said ... ( read original story ...)
Review of Debtzilla (Singapore’s newest financial board game)
I’ve been raving about Wongamania being one of the best board games for learning about personal finance since 2015, so when my good friend Xeo invited me to try out their newest game, Debtzilla, I agreed in a heartbeat. Unlike Wongamania where you pit ... ( read original story ...)
How Is The Unemployment Rate In Singapore Calculated?
Its impossible to follow the news and not come across the periodical news articles announcing the latest unemployment rate in Singapore, which is usually pretty low. Yet sometimes, when we look around us, the reality somehow doesn’t seem to fit the rosy ... ( read original story ...)
House of the year, Singapore: OCBC Bank
The past year has seen a flurry of unprecedented market events that have jolted currency and interest rate markets. The fallout from the UK’s vote to leave the EU, Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections and China’s strict capital ... ( read original story ...)
SGX misses on two major IPO’s
These are blows to Singapore’s Stock Exchange which is said to be among the few Asian exchanges lining up for a share of the pie from the Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco’s planned IPO. The recent setbacks show investors are wary in a volatile global market. ( read original story ...)
Inside OCBC’s new Singapore hiring drive
https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/295385/5-private-banks-asia-hiring/ OCBC is joining a growing list of banks ramping up their digital banking teams in Singapore, but it’s facing local skill shortages as it tries to hire. “We’re boosting our ... ( read original story ...)
ZEDRA Announces Senior Trust Hire for Singapore
ZEDRA Group has announced the appointment of Eileen Yee to the position of Executive Director in its Singapore office, where she will focus on the development of the company's pan Asian trust business. Eileen is a qualified lawyer and successful Trust ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore inflation muted ahead of monetary policy statement
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets ... which would be the highest in three years. UOB expects MAS to stand pat when its issues its half-yearly monetary policy statement in October, although it said the central bank could revert to its policy of allowing a ... ( read original story ...)